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Matthew Wynia for The Conversation

Matthew Wynia for The Conversation

Matthew Wynia is the director of the Center for Bioethics and Humanities at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.

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‘Crisis standards of care’ involve excruciating choices and impossible ethical decisions

By: - December 23, 2021

As the omicron variant brings a new wave of uncertainty and fear, I can’t help reflecting back to March 2020, when people in health care across the U.S. watched in horror as COVID-19 swamped New York City. Hospitals were overflowing with sick and dying patients, while ventilators and personal protective equipment were in short supply. Patients sat for hours or days […]